Draworld——Pursue the sustainable energy solution

Draworld Center was founded in 2012 with a boutique team working on applied research and consulting on China’s energy and environment policies and sectoral dynamics. Our work is fully-independent in China’s special context. The recent work focus on the power, transport and renewable energy related technology, economics, policy modeling and assessment. Previously, our work got the wide support from various international funders and institutes, including Environmental Defense Fund (EDF) of US, Energy Foundation Beijing, China Wind Power Association, International Institute of Sustainable Development (IISD) and so on.

In a fast-evolving world, we have changed our organisational structure accordingly in the inception of 2020. Now, we have two boutique groups working on:

Digitalisation of the energy sector in the context of China. The technology, economics, policy and politics all matter given the attributes of China energy sector, among others, dominated state-owned entities, limited transparency, and lack of clear and consistent rules.

The nexus of China with the other world. In a more and more fragmented and less rule-based international regime, how China would interact with other big players e.g. US and EU through the channels of trading, global challenge, and others? We focus now on the European Green Deal and how it is related to China in the 2020s.

​Jointed with China's several authoritative research bodies in energy and environment filed, this report gave a synthesis on the integrated benefit to expand renewable in the electricity and energy sector. The benefit in energy, local pollution mitigation, green job and sustained economic growth are emphasized.

Retreat of Draworld Centre, July, 2016 successfully implemented

China takes a leading role in the technology learning and cost decline, thanks to the sufficient manufacturing capability, and lower prices of primary factors. The technology cooperation and spillover between countries should be strengthened.

On September 21, 2015, Chief Energy Economist of DERC, Shawn Zhang accepted an interview with China Business Journal about subsidies for renewable energy in China. He mentioned that, the 20% target of non-fossil fuel share is a sufficient condition for CO2 emissions peak by 2030. Renewable energy, especially 200 GW of installed wind energy capacity and 150 GW of installed PV energy capacity, expected in the 13th Five-Year Plan is of importance for fulfilling the international commitment.

Fears over surge in dam construction

On July 6, 2015, Chief Energy Economist of DERC, Shawn Zhang had an interview with Financial Times about China’s 2030 climate targets and large-scale build-out in hydropower dams. He said, distorted pricing policies that reduce electricity costs in politically-important cities further complicate any effort to analyze the real cost of the dams; it is common to realize that the cost of electricity generation is not the same as the cost of using that electricity.

Presentation on the workshop of "Clean coal utilisation in China"﻿

On August 15, 2014, Chief Energy Economist of Draword, Shawn Zhang speak at the workshop, titling "International coal market and policy and interactions with China's market: short-term and medium to long term factors.

Hot discussion arising from the publication of Draworld on Caijing

Time to decline the regulated electricity tariff, published in Caijing, August 4, 2014, stimulating the discussion of China's tariff system in public.

Good to coal sector from reduced electricity tariff: Interviewed by China Economic Herald

Reduced tariff can lift the demand for coal, and will benefit the coal sector currently in deficit condition.